Indigenous Experiences.
The Mnjikaning Fish Weirs sit at the Atherley Narrows between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching — wooden fish weirs in use from approximately 3300 BC, designated a National Historic Site of Canada on 12 June 1982, and stewarded today by the Chippewas of Rama First Nation through the Mnjikaning Fish Fence Circle. The Mnjikaning First Nation 32 reserve sits about five kilometres northeast of Orillia inside Ramara Township.
The brief.
The Mnjikaning Fish Weirs is a sacred site; visitor coordination flows through the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and the Mnjikaning Fish Fence Circle, which protects and promotes the site. Parks Canada describes the weirs as the largest and best-preserved wooden fish weirs known in eastern North America.
The substrate on this guide does not surface a published, bookable visitor-experience product at the weirs site itself — visitors interested in interpretation should contact the Rama First Nation directly. Casino Rama Resort sits on Mnjikaning First Nation 32 reserve land but is a gaming and entertainment venue rather than a cultural-experience product.
The site was cared for by the Huron-Wendat in the centuries before A.D. 1650, and the Anishinaabeg are stewards today.
2. places.
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Mnjikaning Fish Weirs National Historic Site
Atherley Narrows; wooden weirs in use from ~3300 BC; sacred site stewarded by the Chippewas of Rama First Nation; designated NHS 12 June 1982.
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Chippewas of Rama First Nation (Mnjikaning First Nation 32 reserve)
~5 km northeast of Orillia within Ramara Township; host community for Casino Rama; Mnjikaning Fish Fence Circle stewards the weirs.
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